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Friday, March 29, 2013

What is good in Good Friday

Before knowing the good, should not be the question what is bad? And
then I tell you why it is good. We have always said that gospel, The
Message of Christianity is referred as Good news but there must be
something bad for which we are telling this good news. What is bad that
we need a good news. I am not at all saying that good is dependent on
bad but we must know the question in order to give an answer.

Source:http://www.truthnet.org

What is Bad? Everything we did, or simply one word Sin. what is sin, is
it something in our action, our thoughts, something evil like breaking
laws of God. Or sin have many faces and degrees and what are effect of
sin. Sin is a system or a problem? Mystery? Does it really matters? So
many questions come when we talk about sin.

Sin
according to me is simply separation something that have separated us
from God. Adam the first man disobeyed God and brought death as per the
Word of God “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you
must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when
you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:16-17 We all know the
story of Original sin don't we? Please read the Bible if you don't have
one, you can read more about it here.

And
indeed we were separated from God starting from the moment our
forefather ate the forbidden fruit. And after that separation all
problems like decay came to existence, we were under the curse of decay
and evil. From that moment we became slaves to sin, and we all fall
short to the glory of God. Look into your heart carefully and you will
find all your desires to be desperately wicked and evil. All your
actions moving away from God and His laws, some of us we even doubt
whether God exists or not and this disbelieve is the greatest sin of
all.

Whenever I write about Sin no matter what all write we cannot get the
depth and burden that is caused by Sin. But I can give you some hint
though by some words I am using here. And all things which are evil,
malice, not good, leading to death because fruit of sin is death and
once you have tasted it you are slave to it and you know what
unfortunately we are born sinner, therefore there is no excuse from sin.
And you can pay nothing as ransom for this sin. No man was able to pay
for his sin because we fall short to the glory of God.(Psalm 49:7-9) And
think of that situation where you are in pain, disease, under burden of
Sin. Fear of death haunting you day and night and you are stuck in this
vicious circle of sin. Sin is the Bad news and in there is no remedy
with human for this?

Then
will the man live or if I put it in the words of Job in the bible he
says “If a man dies, shall he live again?” Job 14:14 but then We have
God who is mighty to save and who loves us and what is Good news. Good
news is that God became Man and He made dwelling among us and His name
is Jesus. Yes, Son of God Jesus who was born to save us. Romans 5:8
says: “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.” and 1 Peter 3:18 says “For Christ died for
sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to
God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.” And
not only this if we say what Prophet Isaiah says in (Isaiah 53:4-5) :

“Surely he took up our pain

and bore our suffering,

yet we considered him punished by God,

stricken by him, and afflicted.

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,

he was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that brought us peace was on him,

and by his wounds we are healed.”

And verse 10 says

“Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,

and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,

he will see his offspring and prolong his days,

and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.”

Its
Christ who was crucified for us on this friday, the death, cruel death
of the innocent man just for you and me. Who bore our sins. Because men
was eternally separated and condemned because of sin and helpless and
would have died in his sins but its for God and His love that He gave
His only begotten Son so that who shall ever believe in Him shall not
perish but have eternal life.

You
must have heard many times that Salvation is free, but if you think
properly the saying there is nothing called free thats true there is
nothing called free. Yes salvation is called free just because you
cannot pay for and no one can pay for it except God. As Jesus says “What
is impossible with man is possible with God” Luke 18:27.

And
lastly I will remind you that Jesus was crucified for us, he paid for
our sins, He was killed and buried in the tomb but let me remind you He
didn't remain in the tomb for more than three days He rose again and I
must remind you what He said : because I live, you will live also.(John
14:19). He is not the God of dead but of living. He is a living God and
its His promise because He lives we(Whoever believes in him John 3:16)
will live. Indeed this is a good news and therefore we call it a Good
friday!